You can buy just about anything from Amazon. From clothes to groceries to supplements to furniture to personalized cardboard cutouts. It also allows access to hard-to-find items. Instead of running around town trying to locate specific costumes, you can find them online. If your local stores seem to always be out of your favorite skincare products, Amazon might be the solution. And these days, there may be no item more “out of stock” than housing. And Amazon may have the answer for that too.
The Rise of Tiny Homes
House prices have soared over the past few decades. Many people are being forced to revaluate what their future dream home would look like—if they could afford to buy their own place at all. The tiny home movement came as a response to this crisis. It also rose from the popularity of minimalism, which focuses on taking excess materialism out of a person’s life. In other words, downsizing and living more simply is trending.
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How to Find a Tiny House
But unlike many popular tiny home influencers, most people do not have the skills to renovate a tiny home, let alone build one from scratch. But a lack of building experience may not be a hindrance any longer. For all of the information about maximizing the space in a tiny house, there’s little about finding and buying one. But did you check Amazon?
Buy a Home From Amazon
Amazon now offers a variety of customizable tiny homes, ranging between $8,000 to $40,000, with a variety of different features including porches and two floors. One notable example is the Mz-Coz Luxury Two-Story Prefab Villa on Amazon. It has two main rooms, one on the ground floor, and a separate staircase entrance to the second-floor balcony and two bedrooms. It also has floor-to-ceiling windows and two bathrooms, one on each floor. Additionally, the kitchen comes equipped with cabinets.
20 Years of Use
This is all for $33,000, though it is currently unavailable for purchase. The Amazon description boasts that the home can be used for 20 years, with free maintenance within the first six months of purchase. The prefabricated home kit is made of resilient steel built to withstand the elements including strong winds and rain.
“You unfold it like a puzzle”
Tiny homes are already popular topics on social media. But the newest trend is unboxing tiny homes from Amazon. Many people are curious what these houses would look like, so multiple influencers decided to find out.
One trendsetter was Nathan Graham from the gaming brand Unspeakable. He purchased a $38,000 Amazon home. He garnered over 7 million views on the video where he unboxed the massive shipment in his own backyard. He described setting up the process as easy since “you unfold it like a puzzle.”
Electrician Needed
Graham was late to discover that the home didn’t come with electrical outlets. He missed the product description which includes: “Reminder: Mobile Prefab House is not wired. Please hire an electrician for American standard wiring. Stay safe!” Fortunately, the team had also bought a generator off of Amazon, along with furniture, decor, and everything one needs to live in it.
“I just bought a house on Amazon”
Jeff Bryant, 23-year-old content creator from Los Angeles, bought his own tiny home. He chose a model that is 19-by-20-foot for just over $26,000. “…I just bought a house on Amazon,” he said in his now viral TikTok. “I didn’t even think twice about it.”
Tiny House Tour
However, he didn’t intend this purchase for himself. Bryant explains, “I bought the tiny house to transform it into an AirBnB for displaced people or people facing homelessness.” The home includes a kitchenette, living room, bedroom, and bathroom that includes a toilet and shower. He then filmed a tour of the house.
“As a Gen Z…”
“I’m working with an agent who’s helping me find land [on which to place] my Amazon home,” the aspiring landlord says to the New York Post. He’s hoping to find a property near Orange County, California, for under $40,000. He is also in discussion with local housing authorities to ensure he gets the proper permits.
“As a person of color and a Gen Z, I want to inspire others to make wise decisions with their money. People my age are told that we can’t afford to purchase homes, but I’m proof that it is possible.”
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